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Originally Posted by Elliot

Me and a friend also once got threatened on the way home from school for wearing a uniform of a certain school that had a certain reputation or w/e, and in year 10 we were all banned from going to the towns mcdonalds because a few kids caused a scene lololol guess trying to enforce collectivism and destroying any sense if individuality instead of just trying to, ykno, install good values really paying off lol

And I think with certain schools you can tell they only care about how they look and this is further enforced through uniform. Like they only make an effort ofsted days and spend more time teaching you how to pass an exam and giving you past papers then teaching you the syllabus properly so they can fill certain quotas and get better budgets.. this ends up pissing a lot of teachers off too because they get no freedom and are basically told to only focus on exam prep and homework instead of creating lessons. More indulgent with how their school looks rather than whether they make well rounded children and adults that’ll do well in life

okay I was sorta understanding what you were saying but 'destroying any sense of individuality' seems really extreme like... I don't feel unique walking around in jeans and a shirt rather than in a uniform. A lot of people feel that way but meh I guess it depends on the person

Well yeah, of course they want to look good It'd be ideal if they could keep it up 24/7 but they can't. Uniform is just a simple rule and while it can be overly strict, it isn't necessarily a bad thing. That can be controlled, whereas the pressures teacher's face can't always. Do you have a job? If you do, do you make a conscious effort to be focused and 'better' than you are when you're not around them? I certainly do. It's no different for teachers


I don't really understand your point? The whole point of school is to pass the exams. The advice always is do well in your exams rather than learning for the hell of it. And past papers are probably the best resource for revision for most people because it identifies weak areas and also practice exam technique which is what will get you the grades. That applies to most, if not 'all' schools. In the end, learning cell functions is fine and dandy, but would they always explicitly state "name this organelle" and "where does aerobic respiration occur in cells?". They'd phrase it in questions which make you think about what it's asking you for and whatever you get wrong you can learn there and then - within ten minutes you can cover exam technique, what you do and don't know, and how to improve on a topic, whereas going through it again in a lesson would only waste time. I'm sincerely hoping I'm not missing what point you're trying to make, I'm just a tad confused? Are you suggesting teachers don't teach anymore and make you teach yourself? If that's the case this part was completely irrelevant but yeah. idk what you mean